findingthemojo no 192

Hello again 

 winding up the week, the year and the daily routine.

time to chill, chat and reflect on the good things that happened this past year

looking to 2013 - make that positive change

exciting times ahead........!

leaving you with only the best wishes: may your holidays and festive celebrations be all you hoped for

and take care on the road

image:  poetryfoundation.org

• "Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough" - Emily Dickenson quoted in The Evening Sun

Rebecca Solnit, image: Jim Herrington

• "Despair is a black leather jacket that everyone looks good in.  Hope is a pink frilly dress that exposes the knees" - Rebecca Solnit quoted in The Guardian

themojo will be taking a break till 22 January 2013 - see you then
cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 191

Hello hello!  suggestion: finish your festive shopping on Saturday leaving you free on Sunday to enjoy some music

Jimmy Dludlu, image:  music,org.za

• fresh air, very friendly dogs and chatty children will add to the relaxed atmosphere at the free concert in De Waal Park at 16:00 this Sunday, featuring guitar maestro Jimmy Dludlu and flamenco guitarist Saudiq Khan - get there early, it's a free for all...

Richard Cock

• not feeling Christmassy at all......? well take yourself off to the Christmas Concert at St Georges Cathedral on Sunday 16 Dec at 17:00.  Directed by Richard Cock (always great fun!) and part of the fund-raising 'Raise the Roof' project.  Tickets are R90, more info from davido@sgcathedral.co.za or go to www.stgeorgescathedral.com - such a good cause and you'll come away feeling decidedly festive!

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 190

Morning

two items of good news today......

image: madame zingara

• the Madame returns to CT on 17 January 2013, the perfect evening's entertainment for those out-of-town visitors you're hosting.  Madame Zingara & The Theatre of Dreams will be based at The V&A Waterfront, check out www.madamezingara.com for details or phone 0861 623 263 for bookings.  Always great fun!

image: blogs.sacbee.com

• thoughtful (and consumer savvy) runners taking part in this year's Two Oceans Marathon handed in a whopping 6196 pairs of used adidas running shoes as part of the "Refresh your Gear" campaign, organised by Adidas.  Running shoes were handed over to to worthy causes:  SCORE and Two Oceans Marathon Initiative (Tomi) who will be responsible for shoe distribution to young developmental runners, in need.  Amazing!

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 189

Hello again

Lots and lots on in CT over the busy season, so take your pick and do book ahead

• Soul of Fire is on at The Fugard Theatre on 13 and 14 Dec, featuring fabulous singer Zanne Stapelberg and acclaimed pianist Kathleen Tagg, who perform a 'genre-bending' program of music from Spain and South America.  Get your tickets fast and do pop up to see the fabulous view over the City from The Fugard's roof area, quite spectacular!

image: sanbi

• carol  singing evenings (accompanied by the Cape Town Concert Brass and the Cape Town Male Voice Choir) start on 13 Dec at Kirstenbosch Gardens, until 16 Dec.  Gates open at 17:00, tickets are various prices and are available at Pick 'n Pay stores & online.  Go on, get into the festive mood.....

cheers
jp



 

findingthemojo no 188

Morning morning

Summer (and the wind!!!) are with us, and the feeling is 'disjointed', as are the following two items - what the heck enjoy!

• trust you have your outfit organised for this coming weekend's MCQP's 2012 "mother (queen) of all parties" with the theme "Fairy Tale Fantasy", taking place at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, from 8pm - 4am.  Said to be the largest "African lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) event of the year!"  Tickets are available at www.mcqp.co.za  -  Cinderella rules!!

 

creepy Jack Nicholson, image: jlcauvin.com

• exactly two weeks to go to Christmas Eve and desperate to lose that muffin tum before celebrating with that family of yours......... well according to The Daily Mail , you should watch a scary movie.  You will burn-up the most kilos if you watch The Shining (viewers lost an average of 184 calories at a single viewing), then Jaws, then The Exorcist - don't crush that remote!

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 187

Greetings - some great quotes for your weekend

Shirley Maclaine, image: hulshofschmidt.wordpress.com

• "It's useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk or running for office" - Shirley Maclaine, quoted in the New Statesman

Sir Malcolm Rifkind, image:  globalzero.org

• "You realise you're no longer in government when you get in the back of your car and it doesn't go anywhere" - Malcolm Rifkind, The Daily Telegraph
  

cheers and have a great weekend
jp

findingthemojo no 186

Morning - ideas for your weekend

Marc Lottering

• must-see:  Marc Lottering at The Baxter Concert Hall in his show, I don't work on Sundays, on until 5 January, 2013.  Go to The Baxter for all the info

image:  watersense.co.za

• and here's a freebie: Wavescape's Movie night at Clifton Fourth Beach on Saturday 8 Dec @ 20:00 - 23:00. www.wavescapefilmfestival.co.za has all the info

enjoy and cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 185

Hello

• not normally keen on installations but this one is amazing!!  Choreographer William Forsythe's Scattered Crowd will be on show in The Brockenheimer Depot in Frankfurt next year - "the viewer inhabits and alters, through their stillness or speed, their sense of proportion and time, the configurations that make up this constantly shifting, ecstatic world."  Sounds like heaven!

William Forsythe's Scattered Crowd

William Forsythe's Scattered Crowd

• getting along? well some people just get better and better.  Gillian Ayres 82, is exhibiting in a London Gallery until 21 Dec.  Her "paintings and prints are as joyful as ever, and her desire to experiment remains undimmed".  The catalogue essay notes that Ayres is "probably the finest abstract painter alive in Britain".  Fabulous!

Gillian Ayres's Apadana

Gillian Ayres, image: Eamonn McCabe

cheers
jp
 

findingthemojo no 184

Hallo

Sign of the times

• so many of us seem to need a TV in the bedroom and now we are also working on our laptops in bed - "one person in three now admits to working and sending e-mails from their bed, says a study." It's no wonder "the makers of adjustable beds with built-in wifi and power sockets, are cleaning up".

image: The Times

• did you know - you can now appoint a "digital executor" who will see to your "digital legacy", ie carry out any instructions set out in your "digital will" (a database of your login details and passwords for your online accounts) after your death - especially if you're worried about those photos on your Facebook or Twitter accounts, of course......

image: Rex Features/Jonathan Hordle

cheers
jp

findingthemojo no 183

Cafe Dijon

Hello - weekend news

• tried a newish CT restaurant in Green Point on Saturday night - Cafe Dijon in Napier St.  Very nice indeed:  friendly people, good (attentive yet discreet) service, very pleasant decor and happy to serve us loads of tap water (big tick).  Food was delicious, especially the fresh asparagus and rocket starter.  Steaks were pronounced excellent! Good for people watching too.....

• attended the unusual but excellent Heart/Attack at The Fugard Theatre on Sunday pm.  Outstanding performances by musicians playing period instruments and the fine voices, alike, "dedicated to stylish and historically informed performances of early music".  Watch out The Cape Consort's next inspiring performance

The Cape Consort

cheers
jp